“Despite the small effects of school-based #obesity prevention programs like Water First, they have the potential to impact large numbers of children at a lower cost than more intensive clinical interventions” Montefiore Pediatrics Anisha Patel MD Stanford Children's

Congrats to recently graduated Children's Hosp at Montefiore (#CHAM) #HemeOnc fellow Dr. Meghan Davitt re: her new paper: "Drivers of Differential Time to Diagnosis in Pediatric #ALL Tied to Race & Ethnicity" #SDoH Montefiore Pediatrics EinsteinPopHealth Sahba Ferdowsi DO (conciergedoc) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37526394/

So grateful to the Montana youth who brought the trial and Our Children's Trust who represented them. This is a huge victory for the climate movement! washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

Thanks Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH for spreading the word about childhood immunizations as a new school year is about to begin. Let's all work together to keep children safe and healthy.

California Peeps: Send a message to Assemblymember Chris Holden - we need a Master Plan for Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Schools! (anyone from CA can send, since it is a committee action right now). Easy to do right here: climatehealthnow.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/petiti…

Love to see Leslie Suen, MD, MAS quoted in San Francisco Chronicle! Amazing work!

We are pleased to announce Dr. Donna M. Ferriero, from UC San Francisco, as the 2024 APS & SPR Mary Ellen Avery Neonatal Research Award recipient. The award will be presented to Dr. Ferriero during the PAS 2024 meeting. Congratulations, Dr. Ferriero! ow.ly/Yv3L50PJ6RR

Well deserved for Kayla Karvonen! ❤️

Harnessing racial/ethnic data is a critical strategy for identifying and addressing health disparities, driving targeted quality improvement, and advancing health equity. New editorial by Kayla Karvonen and Naomi Bardach in BMJ Quality & Safety: bit.ly/3tdyCpm

Michael Cabana, MD UC San Francisco UCSF IHPS R. Adams Dudley Naomi Bardach sethlandefeld Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo Julia Adler-Milstein “UC San Francisco’s long-time presence in San Francisco’s Laurel Heights neighborhood has come to an end…“I loved the #neighborhood and the views of the city and #GoldenGateBridge,” said Lisa Cisneros” UCSF Pediatrics Sara Buckelew, MD, MPH Jason Nagata, MD UCSF IHPS Alan Schroeder, M.D. Tom Newman

"These results suggest that MDD should be considered in Spanish-speaking individuals with lower test scores." VERY important findings that should also push us to question other practices for pts with LEP congrats Maria Esteli Garcia and team cc Elaine Khoong Naomi Bardach

Just like Big Tobacco, Big Oil places their profits over our health. As health professionals, it's our job to hold Big Oil to account. Check out my inaugural piece in a new monthly column by The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health experts in MedPage Today called "Climate Checkup" medpagetoday.com/opinion/climat…

Very proud of my talented, compassionate colleague on her appointment as Chief of Pediatrics Zuckerberg SF General Hospital & Trauma Center UC San Francisco UCSF Pediatrics

Is the US going to approve the single biggest fossil-fuel expansion on earth? As a health professional, I implore Secretary Jennifer Granholm and President Biden to put a stop to this madness. The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Lisa Patel, MD, MESc APHA theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

100 days since the beginning of this terrible war. No one is winning. Peace, dignity, compassion. Please. I have a personal family connection to Hersh so I’m tagging for him. And I’m posting for everyone affected by this war. #BringThemHomeNow #bring_hersh_home

I was lucky enough to get this scholarship last year and it gave me the opportunity to attend my first ARM. Grad students looking to attend ARM: Apply!

“Dr. Adler was instrumental in documenting the powerful role that education, income and self-perceived status in society play in predicting health and longevity. Today, the connection is well known…But it was an obscure notion as recently as 30 years ago”

Congrats to ⁦UCSF School of Medicine⁩ alumnus Dr Ateev Mehrotra who will be the new chair of the Department of #HealthServices, Policy and Practice at ⁦Brown University⁩. ⁦UCSF IHPS⁩ ⁦R. Adams Dudley⁩ ⁦Alyna Chien⁩ ⁦Naomi Bardach⁩ dean.sph.brown.edu/news/2024-02-0…